One source reports that the style was started by Marie Antoinette. Egrets, herons, flamingos, even whole stuffed songbirds were used. Gulls and peacocks, pheasants too. Really, any bird with large, showy or colorful plumage was endangered. Huge numbers of birds were wiped out in the plumage trade. A law called the Lacey Act was passed in 1900 to slow or halt the massive destruction of birds for their feathers.

I'm getting this really interesting view from looking at this. The one darker feather almost makes it look as if her hair is cut short, and with the earring stud in, she could be a modern punk woman dressing up in old-fashioned clothing/hats. Obviously this isn't true, but it's still pretty neat.

About Me

I grew up in West Texas, and could not wait to get away. I got away, and went to the University of Texas, and then on to Stanford. I saw the world, and decided what I really wanted was to be in West Texas. So here I am, right back where I started. I had it all, and found it was not that great.

I have been an avid collector of old photographs and documents for over 30
years. The photographs on this site are derived from material I have collected
over the years. Some came from old family albums, some from material I bought at
flea markets over the years, and some from government archives of public domain
images, including the US Library of Congress, and the National Archives. We
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